Otto Hieronymi

Otto Hieronymi

OTTO HIERONYMI (Budapest, 1938), economist, is Professor of International Relations and former Head (1995–2006) of the International Relations and Migration and Refugee Studies Program at Webster University, Geneva. Between 1966 and 1970 he worked as an international economist at Morgan Guaranty Trust in New York. From 1970 to 1994 he was Senior Economist at Battelle Geneva Research Centers. He earned his Licence and Doctorate in international relations and economics at the Graduate Institute of International Relations (University of Geneva). He was Economic Adviser to Prime Minister József Antall (1990–1993) and member of different committees drafting the Bank Reform and the new strategy for growth (GAM – 1991–1992). In 1989 he became Secretary of the Expert Group on the International Debt issue appointed by the Swiss Federal Government. His publications include among others: Economic Policies for the New Hungary: Proposals for a Coherent Approach (1990 – the so-called “Battelle Report”); Globalization and the Reform of the International Banking and Monetary System (editor, 2009); “Agenda for a New Monetary Reform” (1998); Global Challenges, the Atlantic Community and the Outlook for International Order (editor, 2004); Wilhelm Röpke, the Social Market Economy and Today’s Domestic and International Order (editor, 2002); The Spirit of Geneva in a Globalized World (editor, 2007); Renewing the Western Community: the Challenge for the EU, Europe and Japan (editor, 2016 forthcoming).

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL POLICIES OF THE ORBÁN GOVERNMENT – A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE

“…the Union shall establish an internal market. It shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stab ility, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress…” (From Article 3 of the Lisbon Treaty) The principal conclusions of this

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

First of all we would like to congratulate you on the occasion of the launching of the Hungarian Review, a bold endeavour indeed. Let’s hope that this new publication will contribute to better inform those interested in Hungary, her politics, economics and culture. We understand that the Hungarian Review will publish a wide